Toilets

7 Gifts that Give Back to the World

Richard Walden | Posted 11.24.2009 | Impact

Read More: New Orleans, Africa, Vitamin A, Toilets, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Awesome Girls, Water Wells, Holiday Gifts, Disaster Relief, Oprah, Health Insurance, Community Clinics, Nicaragua, Micro-Credit Loans, Thephilippines, Impact News
Richard Walden

This holiday season there are a number of ways you can donate to powerful causes in honor of family and friends that they would wholeheartedly endorse in lieu of a gift.

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Latest Space Shuttle's Mission: Trash the Urine Recycler

Alex Pasternack | Posted 11.18.2009 | Technology

Read More: Recycling, Poop, Water, Shit, Space Shuttle, Space, Toilets, Technology News
Alex Pasternack

When the space shuttle launched on Monday, it wasn't carrying a new satellite or even burrito ingredients. It was packed with a bunch of spare parts f...

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No Toilets or Air For "Forgotten Prisoners"

Betwa Sharma | Posted 10.29.2009 | World

Read More: Egypt, Syria, Uruguay, Jordan, Torture, Tunisia, Morocco, Toilets, United Nations, Corporal Punishment, United States, Special Rapporteur, Equitorial Guinea, China, Human Rights Violations, Montevideo, Iran, Amman, Alien Deportation, Russia, Israel, Falun Gong Camps, Togo, India, Saudia Arabia, Cuba, Algeria, Nigeria, Manfred Nowak, Immigration Laws, Toga, World News
Betwa Sharma

Prison conditions worldwide are worse than the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture could have imagined. Jails without air, toilets and food are not rare.

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Does Your Toilet Really Need to Chirp Like a Bird? Japan's Un-green Lifestyle Expectations

Mairi Beautyman | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Tokyo, Green, Japan, Energy Consumption, Green Living, Consumption, High-Tech-Toilets, Toilets, Green News
Mairi Beautyman

After a 20-day trip, four Japanese social norms made me wonder if pledges for extremely ambitious greenhouse gas emission cuts are realistic.

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Do Toilets Gross You Out?

Kiri Westby | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Bathroom, Pee, Urine, Excrement, Toilet Paper, Toilets, Reality, Life, Paradigm Shift, Living News
Kiri Westby

Regardless of the antibacterial soap and the special seat liners, public bathrooms can bring out the inner hypochondriac in all of us, myself included.

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Pit Latrines: The World's Dirty Not-So-Little Secret

Anneli Rufus | Posted 06.27.2009 | World

Read More: Pit Latrines, Vacutug, Toilets, Latrines, Feces, World News
Anneli Rufus

The transportation of human fecal matter is a worthwhile investment opportunity, according to World Bank officials.

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How Toilet Flushing Can Create Zero Waste Poop

Ari Herzog | Posted 04.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Bronx Zoo, California, Poop, Charleston, South Carolina, Clarington, Toilets, Gray-Water-Recycling, Atlanta, Georgia, Massachusetts, Irvine, North Carolina, Zero-Waste, Green News
Ari Herzog

The next time you need to do a number two, be sure to stop by the Bronx Zoo, sit on their eco loo, and watch your human poo slide down the toilet OOOH -- without water!

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California's Water Problems Weren't Caused By a Fish: We Need a 21st Century Water Policy for Fish and People

Doug Obegi | Posted 02.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Rain, Low-Flow Showerheads, Drought, Water Demands, Natural Resources Defense Council, California, Fish and Wildlife Service, Precipitation, Orange County, Snow, Water, Nrdc, Toilets, Levees, Environment, Green News
Doug Obegi

California is at a crossroads; it can either follow its old course toward drought and an insufficient drinking water supply, or it can commit to a new, smart-water solution for the 21st century.

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How Toilets Change Our Lives

DivineCaroline.com | Posted 12.10.2008 | Living

Read More: World Toilet Organization, The Giving Life, Toilets, Living News

While scientists may regard penicillin or vaccinations as the greatest medical breakthroughs of all, Jack Sim claims toilets have done more for our he...

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